Railway tie and chair



(No Model.)

'2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

G. TARRANT. RAILWAY TIE AND CHAIR.

No. 492,446. n Patented Feb. 28, 1893.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. G. TAR'RANT. RAILWAY TIE AND CHAIR.

Patented Feb. 28, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE TARRANT, OF BRANDON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PATRICK A.DUOEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY TIE AND CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,4d6, dated February28, 1893.

Application filed March 31, 1892. Serial No. 427,276. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE TARRANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brandon, in the county of Franklin and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Railway Tie and Chair, of which thefollow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in railwayties and chairs IO to be used therewith, or independently of the tie asmay be desired, and consists in the construction and arrangement of theparts thereof as will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

r 5 The object of this invention is to provide a support for a railwayrail adapted to be used on an ordinary roadbed running in straight linesor curves and on bridges, which dispenses with the employment offastening devices,

such as spikes or bolts, in direct connection with the flange of therail, and whereby the rails are caused to assume a proper position whenthe center of gravity is shifted from one side to the other, and whereinthe parts are of simple and effective construction and operation.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective View of the combined tie andchair with portions of railway rails shown in position there- 0 on. Fig.2 is a detail perspective view of the chair disconnected and looking atthe top thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the chair looking at thebottom of the same. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of one end of the tie,showing 3 5 the chair removed. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the tie andchair, showing the same arranged for connection with bridge-stringers.Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a portion of a tie, broken awayin parts and showing the 0 modified form of construction. Fig. 7 is across-section on the line 05-90, Fig. 4, showing a further modified formof construction.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the tie, which has adepending flange 2, formed with upper horizontal flanges 3, a verticalflange 4. rising from the central portion of the flanges 3, and a head 5connected to and forming horizontal flanges at the top portion of theflange 4.. At the opposite ends of the tie are formed barrels G,centrally located in the said flanges and having an upper beveled edge7. This construction of tie is provided for ordinary roadbeds, but, asshown 5 5 in Fig. 5, the lower flange 2 is dispensed with, and theflanges 3 thereby arranged to lie flat upon and be secured at oppositeends thereof tovthe stringers of a bridge. The flanges 4 and 5 are cutaway near opposite ends of the tie to form recesses 8, and the upperedge of the flange 4c is beveled, as at 9, in order to provide aclose-fitting joint and avoid the accumulation of moisture at thispoint. In the flange 4 at the end of the recess 8 on opposite sides ofthe barrel 6 and under the overhanging portions of the flange 5 areformed elongated openings 10 for the reception of bolts,

as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

Within the barrel 6 is mounted an elastic 7o cushion 11, preferably ofrubber, though other materials adapted for the purpose may besubstituted, and in Fig. 6 the said barrel 6 is shown of greater depthand as extending to the bottom of the flange 2, and therein is mounted aheavy spring 12. To strengthen the barrel and form a rigidity ofstructure of the same, flanges 13 are integrally located withdiametrically opposite sides thereof, extending throughout the length ofthe same, and intersecting the flange 3 with which it is integrallyformed. The ,upper edges or ends. of the said flanges 13 are beveled asat lat, and the said beveled construction, in connection with theflanges 13, the top of the barrel 6, and of the flange t, obviate theformation of surfaces for the collection of moisture and provide meansfor draining all moisture therefrom.

Within the recesses 8 are removably seated 9o chairs 15. The bottomportion of each of the chairs is formed with oppositely disposed flanges16, which provides shoulders 17 and said flanges are extended beyond theends of the chairs in the form of ears l8, havingeyes 5 19 therein. Thedifference of distance between parallel lines drawn from one shoulder 17past the opposite shoulder compensates for the thickness of the flangeet, and also arranges the construction of the chair for slight rnove-I00 ment. Centrally depending from the bottom of each chair is acircular head 20, which is of about the same diametric cross-section asthe barrel 6, and is adapted to fit into said barrel and press on theelastic cushion or spring hereinbefore referred to. Between theperiphery of the said head 20 and the interior oppositelydisposedportions of the flanges 16 a channel or way 21 is formed by curving theinner portions of said flanges, as at 22, to thereby provide means'forfreely rotating the chair over the top portion of the barrel during theaction of adjustment, the said space or way 21 being sufficiently wideto pass the flanges 13. The top portion of each chair is formed withoppositely-disposed heads 23, having recesses 21 under the innerprojecting portions thereof whose Walls, as at 25, are in parallelplanes and are sufficiently wide apart as to snugly embrace the baseflange of a railway rail. The said heads 23 are also formed with inneropposing diagonal walls 26, which form a diagonal seat 27, in which thebase-flange of the rail is first located before the chair is turned andproperly secured in position, and by this means the chairs and rails maybe properlymanipulated or adjusted before being finally secured inposition.

It willbe observed that the heads 23 are in allrespects of similar orduplicate formation, and that the chair may thereby be reversed endwiseand either side thereof placed in position in connection with the tie.This advantage in the construction-of the chair avoids unnecessary carein the adjustment of the chair and positioning it inany precise manneras regards the sides thereof. This latter advantage is further aided bythe arrangement of the flanges 16 on the under sides of the chairs, asthey may be readily arranged to engage either side of the flange 4:.

In mounting the chair in position, the head 20 is set Within the barrel6 and rests on the cushion 11 or spring 12 as the case may be,and-positioned to have the diagonal seats 27 in parallel lines or planesand in the direction in which the rails are to be laid. The base-flangesof the rails are then placed in the seats 27 and the chairs revolveduntil the opposite edges of said flanges enter the recesses 24: andconfined by the heads 23. In this position, the shoulders 17 of theflanges 16 bear against opposite sides of the-flange 4 of each tie,andthe eyes 19 of the cars 18 are in proper relation to the elongatedopenings 10 in the said flange 4. The top portions of the ears 18 areshouldered, as at 28, in order to readily take under the overhangingportions of the flange 5 of the tie, and beveled to be drawn snuglyunder the said overhanging portions and to conform to theshape of theunder side of the latter. Bolts 29 are then inserted through the eyes 19and the openings 10, and the ears 18, thereby properly secured inposition against the flange 4:. What resistance may be offered todrawing the said ears under the overhanging portions of the flange 5,will be overcome by the drawing action of the bolts when the nuts areapplied thereto and screwed thereon. The elongated openings 10 permitmovement of the chairs without any undue strain on the fastening-bolts29, and avoid loosening the nuts on the latter. As shown in Fig. 7, aspring 30 is inserted between the ears 18 and the flange 4 and over thebolts 29, whereby a nut lock or cushioning effect is produced which willprevent loosening of the nuts on the bolts.

The form of construction of tie and chair hereinbefore set forth hasmany superior advantages and conveniences. The rails are cushioned tosuch a degree as to reduce wear upon the same and deaden the sound andalso reduce the vibrations, especially in traveling over bridges. Asbefore mentioned, no means of securexnent are providedother than thechair set forth,which is readily placed in position and provides foraccurate alignment of the rails without the employment of any greatamount of skill.

As in ordinary forms of railway tracks where curves are provided, oneside of the curve is let down to a lower plane than the opposite sidefor purposes well known in the art, but by this construction wherein theparts are cushioned as described, this change in level will beautomatically assumed by the rails without providing a primaryconstruction, as in all instances the device set forth will accommodateitself to a shifting, of the center of gravity from one side totheother.

\Vhen the base flanges of the rails are seated in the recesses 24 of theheads 23, the outer portions of each of said recesses, asat-31, willbite against the edges of the said flanges and prevent creeping of therails, which will be obviated by the binding at the points: set forth;andas no movement of the rail'can be had in a lateral direction, nomovementwhatever of the rails will be permitted except it be relativelywith the ties supporting: the same. As shown at 32, a portion of theflanges 4 and 5 may be cut or beveled away at the ends to avoidprojections at these points on the outside portions of the rails.

Many other advantages will appear from time to time, and the convenienceand utility of the form of construction herein set forth will be readilyapparent to thoseskilled: in the art.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Thecombination of a railway tie having an upper flange, and a cushionedchair located at opposite sides of and engaging said flange,substantially as described.

2. The combination of attie havingflanges as set forth, and recesses insaid flanges at opposite ends thereof, and cushioned chairs rotatablylocated in. said recesses, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a railway tie having barrels located at oppositeends thereof and flanges connecting with said barrels, a yielding devicelocated. in said barrels, a chair IIO engaging each of said barrels andhaving a head on the inner side thereof bearing against said yieldingdevice and also provided with flanges adjacent to said head having earswith eyes therein, and heads on the top portions of the same providedwith recesses, and means for securing the said parts together,substantially as described.

4. The combination of a railwaytie having a flange with elongatedopenings therein, and a cushioned chair having ears projecting fromopposite ends thereof with eyes therein adapted to be relativelyarranged with elongated openings for the reception of a suitablefastening device, substantially as described.

5. A railway chair, having lower reversely arranged flanges and ears andupper reversely arranged heads with recesses therein and a diagonal seatextending between the same, substantially'as described.

6. A railway chair, havinga lower centrally located head and oppositelydisposed flanges with a circular space or way between said head andflanges, and ears projecting from opposite ends thereof, and heads onthe upper side of said chair having recesses therein, and a diagonallydisposed seat extending between the same, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a railway tie having flanges vertically andhorizontally disposed and recesses at opposite ends with barrelscentrally located therein, a portion of the flanges having elongatedopenings therein, a yielding device located in each of said barrels,chairs having centrally located heads on the under sides thereof fittingin said barrels and bearing on the yielding devices therein, the saidheads being also formed with reversely situated flanges on the undersides of the same and upper reversely situated heads having recesses andan intersecting diagonally arranged seat, and means for fastening saidchair to the tie, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE TARRANT. Witnesses:

JOHN H. SIGGERS, BERNICE A. Wool).

